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Iterative process for optimizing optical character recognition

  • US 9,870,520 B1
  • Filed: 08/02/2013
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for optimizing parameter settings for an optical character recognition process, comprising:

  • receiving a population comprising at least two sets of parameter settings;

    receiving an image comprising known text;

    for each set of parameter settings in the population, determining an accuracy score by;

    executing a set of pre-recognition functions using the set of parameter settings to modify the image according to the parameter settings to produce a modified image;

    executing an optical character recognition function on the known text in the modified image to produce an output; and

    testing the output to determine the accuracy score for the set of parameter settings by comparing the known text to the output;

    selecting a first set of parameter settings from the population based on the determined accuracy scores;

    receiving a second image separate from the image;

    executing the set of pre-recognition functions using the first set of parameter settings to modify the second image according to the first set of parameter settings to produce a modified second image; and

    executing the optical character recognition function on the modified second image to produce a second output.

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